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Clark-Sienkiewicz SM, Caño A, Zeman LL, Lumley MA, Gothe N. Development of a Multicomponent Intervention to Initiate Health Behavior Change in Primary Care: The Kickstart Health Program. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2021 Dec;28(4):694-705. doi: 10.1007/s10880-020-09755-z. Epub 2021 Jan 5. PubMed PMID: 33398641.
Gothe NP. Examining the effects of light versus moderate to vigorous physical activity on cognitive function in African American adults. Aging Ment Health. 2021 Sep;25(9):1659-1665. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2020.1768216. Epub 2020 May 19. PubMed PMID: 32426993; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10264154.
Burzynska AZ, Voss MW, Fanning J, Salerno EA, Gothe NP, McAuley E, Kramer AF. Sensor-measured sedentariness and physical activity are differentially related to fluid and crystallized abilities in aging. Psychol Aging. 2020 Dec;35(8):1154-1169. doi: 10.1037/pag0000580. Epub 2020 Sep 24. PubMed PMID: 32969693; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8415093.
Gothe NP, Ehlers DK, Salerno EA, Fanning J, Kramer AF, McAuley E. Physical Activity, Sleep and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Influence of Physical, Mental and Social Well-being. Behav Sleep Med. 2020 Nov-Dec;18(6):797-808. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2019.1690493. Epub 2019 Nov 12. PubMed PMID: 31713442; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7324024.
Gothe NP, Erlenbach ED, Streeter SL, Lehovec L. Effects of yoga, aerobic, and stretching and toning exercises on cognition in adult cancer survivors: protocol of the STAY Fit pilot randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2020 Sep 15;21(1):792. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04723-2. PubMed PMID: 32933561; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7493165.
Gothe NP, Bourbeau K. Associations Between Physical Activity Intensities and Physical Function in Stroke Survivors. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Aug;99(8):733-738. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001410. PubMed PMID: 32167953.
Burzynska AZ, Ganster DC, Fanning J, Salerno EA, Gothe NP, Voss MW, McAuley E, Kramer AF. Occupational Physical Stress Is Negatively Associated With Hippocampal Volume and Memory in Older Adults. Front Hum Neurosci. 2020;14:266. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00266. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32765239; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7381137.
Gothe NP, Khan I, Hayes J, Erlenbach E, Damoiseaux JS. Yoga Effects on Brain Health: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature. Brain Plast. 2019 Dec 26;5(1):105-122. doi: 10.3233/BPL-190084. PubMed PMID: 31970064; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6971819.
Kendall B, Bellovary B, Gothe NP. Validity of wearable activity monitors for tracking steps and estimating energy expenditure during a graded maximal treadmill test. J Sports Sci. 2019 Jan;37(1):42-49. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2018.1481723. Epub 2018 Jun 4. PubMed PMID: 29863968.
Voss MW, Sutterer M, Weng TB, Burzynska AZ, Fanning J, Salerno E, Gothe NP, Ehlers DK, McAuley E, Kramer AF. Nutritional supplementation boosts aerobic exercise effects on functional brain systems. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2019 Jan 1;126(1):77-87. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00917.2017. Epub 2018 Nov 1. PubMed PMID: 30382806; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6383642.
Gothe NP. Correlates of Physical Activity in Urban African American Adults and Older Adults: Testing the Social Cognitive Theory. Ann Behav Med. 2018 Aug 16;52(9):743-751. doi: 10.1093/abm/kax038. PubMed PMID: 30124762; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6128373.
Engels HJ, Kendall BJ, Fahlman MM, Gothe NP, Bourbeau KC. Salivary immunoglobulin A in healthy adolescent females: effects of maximal exercise, physical activity, body composition and diet. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2018 Jul-Aug;58(7-8):1096-1101. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.17.07845-8. Epub 2017 Sep 22. PubMed PMID: 28944651.
Gothe NP, Hayes JM, Temali C, Damoiseaux JS. Differences in Brain Structure and Function Among Yoga Practitioners and Controls. Front Integr Neurosci. 2018;12:26. doi: 10.3389/fnint.2018.00026. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 29988397; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6023989.
Scott LC, Atkinson F, Gothe NP. he Long- Term Effects of Sport-related Concussions on Cognition in Interscholastic and Collegiate Athletes: A Meta-analysis of Cross-Sectional Studies. Archives of Sports Medicine. 2017 August; 1(2):48-57.
Burzynska AZ, Jiao Y, Knecht AM, Fanning J, Awick EA, Chen T, Gothe N, Voss MW, McAuley E, Kramer AF. White Matter Integrity Declined Over 6-Months, but Dance Intervention Improved Integrity of the Fornix of Older Adults. Front Aging Neurosci. 2017;9:59. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00059. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 28360853; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5352690.
Gothe NP, Kramer AF, McAuley E. Hatha Yoga Practice Improves Attention and Processing Speed in Older Adults: Results from an 8-Week Randomized Control Trial. J Altern Complement Med. 2017 Jan;23(1):35-40. doi: 10.1089/acm.2016.0185. Epub 2016 Nov 3. PubMed PMID: 27809558.
Gothe NP, Keswani RK, McAuley E. Yoga practice improves executive function by attenuating stress levels. Biol Psychol. 2016 Dec;121(Pt A):109-116. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2016.10.010. Epub 2016 Oct 26. PubMed PMID: 27794449.
Gothe NP, Kendall BJ. Barriers, Motivations, and Preferences for Physical Activity Among Female African American Older Adults. Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2016 Jan-Dec;2:2333721416677399. doi: 10.1177/2333721416677399. eCollection 2016 Jan-Dec. PubMed PMID: 28138500; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5117257.
Fanning J, Porter G, Awick EA, Wójcicki TR, Gothe NP, Roberts SA, Ehlers DK, Motl RW, McAuley E. Effects of a DVD-delivered exercise program on patterns of sedentary behavior in older adults: a randomized controlled trial. Prev Med Rep. 2016 Jun;3:238-43. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.03.005. eCollection 2016 Jun. PubMed PMID: 27419021; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4929237.
Fanning J, Awick EA, Wójcicki TR, Gothe N, Roberts S, Ehlers DK, Motl RW, McAuley E. Effects of a DVD-Delivered Exercise Intervention on Maintenance of Physical Activity in Older Adults. J Phys Act Health. 2016 Jun;13(6):594-8. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2015-0173. Epub 2015 Nov 23. PubMed PMID: 26595937; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5516906.
Oberlin LE, Verstynen TD, Burzynska AZ, Voss MW, Prakash RS, Chaddock-Heyman L, Wong C, Fanning J, Awick E, Gothe N, Phillips SM, Mailey E, Ehlers D, Olson E, Wojcicki T, McAuley E, Kramer AF, Erickson KI. White matter microstructure mediates the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and spatial working memory in older adults. Neuroimage. 2016 May 1;131:91-101. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.09.053. Epub 2015 Oct 9. PubMed PMID: 26439513; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4826637.
Voss MW, Weng TB, Burzynska AZ, Wong CN, Cooke GE, Clark R, Fanning J, Awick E, Gothe NP, Olson EA, McAuley E, Kramer AF. Fitness, but not physical activity, is related to functional integrity of brain networks associated with aging. Neuroimage. 2016 May 1;131:113-25. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.10.044. Epub 2015 Oct 19. PubMed PMID: 26493108; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4837101.
Kendall BJ, Gothe NP. Effect of Aerobic Exercise Interventions on Mobility among Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Mar;95(3):214-24. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000416. Review. PubMed PMID: 26544857.
Gothe NP, McAuley E. Yoga Is as Good as Stretching-Strengthening Exercises in Improving Functional Fitness Outcomes: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2016 Mar;71(3):406-11. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glv127. Epub 2015 Aug 22. PubMed PMID: 26297940; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5864160.
Burzynska AZ, Wong CN, Chaddock-Heyman L, Olson EA, Gothe NP, Knecht A, Voss MW, McAuley E, Kramer AF. White matter integrity, hippocampal volume, and cognitive performance of a world-famous nonagenarian track-and-field athlete. Neurocase. 2016;22(2):135-44. doi: 10.1080/13554794.2015.1074709. Epub 2015 Aug 3. PubMed PMID: 26237526; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6029702.
Gothe NP, McAuley E. Yoga and Cognition: A Meta-Analysis of Chronic and Acute Effects. Psychosom Med. 2015 Sep;77(7):784-97. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000218. PubMed PMID: 26186435.
Burzynska AZ, Wong CN, Voss MW, Cooke GE, Gothe NP, Fanning J, McAuley E, Kramer AF. Physical Activity Is Linked to Greater Moment-To-Moment Variability in Spontaneous Brain Activity in Older Adults. PLoS One. 2015;10(8):e0134819. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134819. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 26244873; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4526228.
Gothe NP, Wójcicki TR, Olson EA, Fanning J, Awick E, Chung HD, Zuniga KE, Mackenzie MJ, Motl RW, McAuley E. Physical activity levels and patterns in older adults: the influence of a DVD-based exercise program. J Behav Med. 2015 Feb;38(1):91-7. doi: 10.1007/s10865-014-9581-6. Epub 2014 Jun 26. PubMed PMID: 24966113; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5515285.
Leckie RL, Oberlin LE, Voss MW, Prakash RS, Szabo-Reed A, Chaddock-Heyman L, Phillips SM, Gothe NP, Mailey E, Vieira-Potter VJ, Martin SA, Pence BD, Lin M, Parasuraman R, Greenwood PM, Fryxell KJ, Woods JA, McAuley E, Kramer AF, Erickson KI. BDNF mediates improvements in executive function following a 1-year exercise intervention. Front Hum Neurosci. 2014;8:985. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00985. eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 25566019; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4263078.
Burzynska AZ, Chaddock-Heyman L, Voss MW, Wong CN, Gothe NP, Olson EA, Knecht A, Lewis A, Monti JM, Cooke GE, Wojcicki TR, Fanning J, Chung HD, Awick E, McAuley E, Kramer AF. Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are beneficial for white matter in low-fit older adults. PLoS One. 2014;9(9):e107413. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107413. eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 25229455; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4167864.
Gothe NP, Kramer AF, McAuley E. The effects of an 8-week Hatha yoga intervention on executive function in older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2014 Sep;69(9):1109-16. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glu095. Epub 2014 Jul 14. PubMed PMID: 25024234; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4202261.
Mailey EL, Gothe NP, Wójcicki TR, Szabo AN, Olson EA, Mullen SP, Fanning JT, Motl RW, McAuley E. Influence of allowable interruption period on estimates of accelerometer wear time and sedentary time in older adults. J Aging Phys Act. 2014 Apr;22(2):255-60. doi: 10.1123/japa.2013-0021. Epub 2013 May 22. PubMed PMID: 23752299; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3875619.
Gothe NP, Fanning J, Awick E, Chung D, Wójcicki TR, Olson EA, Mullen SP, Voss M, Erickson KI, Kramer AF, McAuley E. Executive function processes predict mobility outcomes in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Feb;62(2):285-90. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12654. Epub 2014 Jan 21. PubMed PMID: 24521364; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3927159.
Voss MW, Heo S, Prakash RS, Erickson KI, Alves H, Chaddock L, Szabo AN, Mailey EL, Wójcicki TR, White SM, Gothe N, McAuley E, Sutton BP, Kramer AF. The influence of aerobic fitness on cerebral white matter integrity and cognitive function in older adults: results of a one-year exercise intervention. Hum Brain Mapp. 2013 Nov;34(11):2972-85. doi: 10.1002/hbm.22119. Epub 2012 Jun 5. PubMed PMID: 22674729; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4096122.
Mullen SP, Wójcicki TR, Mailey EL, Szabo AN, Gothe NP, Olson EA, Fanning J, Kramer A, McAuley E. A profile for predicting attrition from exercise in older adults. Prev Sci. 2013 Oct;14(5):489-96. doi: 10.1007/s11121-012-0325-y. PubMed PMID: 23412942; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3806454.
McAuley E, Wójcicki TR, Gothe NP, Mailey EL, Szabo AN, Fanning J, Olson EA, Phillips SM, Motl RW, Mullen SP. Effects of a DVD-delivered exercise intervention on physical function in older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2013 Sep;68(9):1076-82. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glt014. Epub 2013 Feb 11. PubMed PMID: 23401566; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3738028.
Gothe N, Pontifex MB, Hillman C, McAuley E. The acute effects of yoga on executive function. J Phys Act Health. 2013 May;10(4):488-95. doi: 10.1123/jpah.10.4.488. Epub 2012 Jul 9. PubMed PMID: 22820158.
Voss MW, Erickson KI, Prakash RS, Chaddock L, Kim JS, Alves H, Szabo A, Phillips SM, Wójcicki TR, Mailey EL, Olson EA, Gothe N, Vieira-Potter VJ, Martin SA, Pence BD, Cook MD, Woods JA, McAuley E, Kramer AF. Neurobiological markers of exercise-related brain plasticity in older adults. Brain Behav Immun. 2013 Feb;28:90-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.10.021. Epub 2012 Nov 2. PubMed PMID: 23123199; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3544982.
Mullen SP, Gothe NP, McAuley E. Evaluation of the Factor Structure of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale in Older Adults. Pers Individ Dif. 2013 Jan 1;54(2):153-157. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.08.009. Epub 2012 Sep 16. PubMed PMID: 23185099; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3505083.
McAuley E, Mailey E, Szabo A, Gothe NP. Physical Activity and Personal Agency. In: Ekkekakis P, editor. Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Mental Health [Internet] New York and Canada: Routledge Handbooks; 2013. Chapter 14; p.224-235. Available from: https://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9780203132678.ch14.
Verstynen TD, Lynch B, Miller DL, Voss MW, Prakash RS, Chaddock L, Basak C, Szabo A, Olson EA, Wojcicki TR, Fanning J, Gothe NP, McAuley E, Kramer AF, Erickson KI. Caudate Nucleus Volume Mediates the Link between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Cognitive Flexibility in Older Adults. J Aging Res. 2012;2012:939285. doi: 10.1155/2012/939285. Epub 2012 Jul 31. PubMed PMID: 22900181; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3415086.
McAuley E, Wójcicki TR, White SM, Mailey EL, Szabo AN, Gothe N, Olson EA, Mullen SP, Fanning J, Motl RW, Rosengren K, Estabrooks P. Physical activity, function, and quality of life: design and methods of the FlexToBa trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2012 Jan;33(1):228-36. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2011.10.002. Epub 2011 Oct 17. PubMed PMID: 22024470; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3253879.
Mullen SP, Olson EA, Phillips SM, Szabo AN, Wójcicki TR, Mailey EL, Gothe NP, Fanning JT, Kramer AF, McAuley E. Measuring enjoyment of physical activity in older adults: invariance of the physical activity enjoyment scale (paces) across groups and time. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2011 Sep 27;8:103. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-103. PubMed PMID: 21951520; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3206413.
McAuley E, Mullen SP, Szabo AN, White SM, Wójcicki TR, Mailey EL, Gothe NP, Olson EA, Voss M, Erickson K, Prakash R, Kramer AF. Self-regulatory processes and exercise adherence in older adults: executive function and self-efficacy effects. Am J Prev Med. 2011 Sep;41(3):284-90. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.04.014. PubMed PMID: 21855742; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3160622.
Szabo AN, McAuley E, Erickson KI, Voss M, Prakash RS, Mailey EL, Wójcicki TR, White SM, Gothe N, Olson EA, Kramer AF. Cardiorespiratory fitness, hippocampal volume, and frequency of forgetting in older adults. Neuropsychology. 2011 Sep;25(5):545-53. doi: 10.1037/a0022733. PubMed PMID: 21500917; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3140615.
Gothe NP, Mullen SP, Wójcicki TR, Mailey EL, White SM, Olson EA, Szabo AN, Kramer AF, McAuley E. Trajectories of change in self-esteem in older adults: exercise intervention effects. J Behav Med. 2011 Aug;34(4):298-306. doi: 10.1007/s10865-010-9312-6. Epub 2011 Jan 11. PubMed PMID: 21222223; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3118401.
McAuley E, Szabo A, Gothe N, Olson EA. Self-efficacy: Implications for Physical Activity, Function, and Functional Limitations in Older Adults. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2011 Jul;5(4). doi: 10.1177/1559827610392704. PubMed PMID: 24353482; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3864698.
McAuley E, Szabo AN, Mailey EL, Erickson KI, Voss M, White SM, Wójcicki TR, Gothe N, Olson EA, Mullen SP, Kramer AF. Non-Exercise Estimated Cardiorespiratory Fitness: Associations with Brain Structure, Cognition, and Memory Complaints in Older Adults. Ment Health Phys Act. 2011 Jun 1;4(1):5-11. doi: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2011.01.001. PubMed PMID: 21808657; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3146052.
Szabo AN, Mullen SP, White SM, Wojcicki TR, Mailey EL, Gothe N, Olson EA, Fanning J, Kramer AF, McAuley E. Longitudinal invariance and construct validity of the abbreviated late-life function and disability instrument in healthy older adults. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2011 May;92(5):785-91. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.12.033. Epub 2011 Apr 1. PubMed PMID: 21458777; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3772086.
McAuley E, Mailey EL, Mullen SP, Szabo AN, Wójcicki TR, White SM, Gothe N, Olson EA, Kramer AF. Growth trajectories of exercise self-efficacy in older adults: influence of measures and initial status. Health Psychol. 2011 Jan;30(1):75-83. doi: 10.1037/a0021567. PubMed PMID: 21038962; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3521039.
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